Food Technology Teacher (or Head of Department for the right candidate) Salary: Teachers Main/Upper Scale, £31650 - £49084 per annum Full Time Permanent Required for September 2025 Suitable for ECT's Christopher Whitehead Language College is an oversubscribed 11-18 school with 1,600 students, described by Ofsted as: ‘An inclusive, tolerant and welcoming school. Leaders have high expectations. They place a strong focus on academic achievement and pupils’ character development.’ The successful candidate needs to be a talented and passionate teacher who wants to inspire and make a difference in a school where student behaviour is considered to be outstanding. You will be a team player with excellent communication skills and would join a successful department with fabulous facilities, to teach two courses up to and including KS4: - Food Preparation and Nutrition - Catering and Hospitality We welcome applications from ECTs and experienced teachers who want to teach in a lovely, vibrant secondary school. We would particularly like to hear from you if you are an existing Head of Department or have aspirations to be one, whereby a TLR 2.1 payment would be awarded. Please look at our informative website https://christopherwhitehead.co.uk/ for further information and an application pack, together with the headteacher’s blog https://neilmorriscwlc.wordpress.com/ Applications are to be made via our application pack on the website. Please email your completed application form to recruitment@cwlc.email. Please do not send a CV. The deadline for receipt of applications is 10.00am on Monday 12th May 2025. Interviews will be held Thursday 15th May 2025. Christopher Whitehead Language College and Sixth Form has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunities in its service to the community and the employment of people and expects all employees to understand, comply with and promote its policies in their own work. Commitment to Safeguarding and Data Protection The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff, volunteers and trustees are expected to share this commitment. The school’s recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Protecting your personal data is of the utmost importance to us and we take this responsibility very seriously. The personal information you provide will be stored and used in a confidential manner to assist our recruitment process. If you succeed in your application and take up employment with Christopher Whitehead Language College, the information will be used in the administration of your employment Please see our privacy notice for more information